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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Debut of the "New" LIFE Magazine

November 23, 1936

Originally a humor and general interest magazine, LIFE began
publishing in 1883. However, it wasn’t until this day in 1936 that became the
photojournal magazine that it is known for. Henry Luce, founder of Time
magazine purchased LIFE earlier in the year and shifted its focus to news. He
believed that pictures could tell stories instead of just illustrating text.
Photos were printed on thick glossy paper. The format was a success. The first
issue was published during the Great Depression and instead of focusing on the
war, the first cover showed the Fort Peck Dam in Montana photographed by
Margaret Bourke-White. By the 1950’s the magazine started to lose reader due to
the popularity of TV. On December 29, 1972, LIFE printed its last weekly
publication.

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